The photo shows co-captains Mendro and Benson receiving the trophies from E. C. Johnson of the State Board of Control. Benson holds the permanent trophy and Mendro is receiving the travelling memorial trophy which each year goes to the first place...

Williston Coyote co-captains Mendro and Benson hold their permanent trophy after their state championship victory. The number "13" proved to be the "lucky" number in 1948, the year the Williston Coyotes basketball team won its first state...

Members of the Elks Clown band pose for a group photograph in costume while playing musical instruments. They are somewhere inside the Elks building. From left to right are Jim Moline, Bud Drovdal, Melvin Benson, Mickey Gardner, Lloyd Bjella,...

Members of the Elks Clown band pose for a group photograph in costume while playing musical instruments. They are somewhere inside the Elks building. From left to right are Jim Moline, Bud Drovdal, Melvin Benson, Mickey Gardner, Lloyd Bjella,...

A large group in formal dress is gathered at Hannah Bauste's homestead for a Young People's Society meeting. The group is gathered outside a house. A pile of chopped wood lies on the ground to the left of the group. Back: Gust Nylander, Bauste,...

The 1946-1947 Williston High School basketball team pose for a team portrait. In the first row is Frank Conlin, Lloyd Benson, George Barry, George Munyer, Don Stockman, and coach Ed Roy. Standing in the second row is Charles Kalil, Myron Rose, Bob...

Don Fougner, 37, penetrates the Bismarck defense for a basket. The number "13" proved to be the "lucky" number in 1948, the year the Williston Coyotes basketball team won its first state championship in Bismarck. The final tournament game was...